The Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, anchored by the city of Russellville

Russellville, Arkansas

Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,920, according to the 2010 Census. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant...

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 75,608 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 82,710).

Communities

• Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants
  • Russellville
    Russellville, Arkansas
    Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,920, according to the 2010 Census. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Atkins
    Atkins, Arkansas
    Atkins is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,878 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Atkins is located at ....
    
    
  • Danville
    Danville, Arkansas
    Danville is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,392 at the 2000 census. Along with Dardanelle, it is one of two county seats for Yell County.Danville is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Dardanelle
    Dardanelle, Arkansas
    Dardanelle is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,228 at the 2000 census. Along with Danville, it is one of two county seats for Yell County...
    
    
  • Dover
    Dover, Arkansas
    Dover is a small town in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,329 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :Dover is located at ....
    
    
  • Ola
    Ola, Arkansas
    Ola is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ola is located at ....
    
    
  • Pottsville
    Pottsville, Arkansas
    Pottsville is a town in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census the population was 1,271. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pottsville is located at...
    
    

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Belleville
    Belleville, Arkansas
    Belleville is a town in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Belleville is located at ....
    
    
  • Corinth
    Corinth, Arkansas
    Corinth is a town in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 65 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Corinth is located at ....
    
    
  • Havana
    Havana, Arkansas
    Havana is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • Hector
    Hector, Arkansas
    Hector is a town in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 506 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hector is located at ....
    
    
  • London
    London, Arkansas
    London is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 925 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:London is located at ....
    
    
  • Plainview
    Plainview, Arkansas
    Plainview is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 755 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Aly
    Aly, Arkansas
    Aly is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Aly is located on Arkansas Highway 27 south-southwest of Danville....
    
    
  • Augsburg
    Augsburg, Arkansas
    Augsburg is a small unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.In 1883, the first German-speaking Lutheran families began arriving in Pope County, 15 miles northwest of Russellville....
    
    
  • Bluffton
    Bluffton, Arkansas
    Bluffton is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Bluffton is located on Arkansas Highway 28 west-southwest of Plainview. Bluffton has a post office with ZIP code 72827....
    
    
  • Centerville
    Centerville, Yell County, Arkansas
    Centerville is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Centerville is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 7 and Arkansas Highway 154 north-northeast of Ola. Centerville has a post office with ZIP code 72829....
    
    
  • Gravelly
    Gravelly, Arkansas
    Gravelly is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Gravelly is located on Arkansas Highway 28 west-southwest of Plainview. Gravelly has a post office with ZIP code 72838....
    
    
  • Nogo
    Nogo, Arkansas
    Nogo is a small unincorporated community in Smyrna Township, Pope County, Arkansas. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Rover
    Rover, Arkansas
    Rover is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Rover is located on Arkansas Highway 28 west-southwest of Plainview. Rover has a post office with ZIP code 72860....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 75,608 people, 28,623 households, and 20,822 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 91.74% White, 2.29% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.18% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.04% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $30,493, and the median income for a family was $36,232. Males had a median income of $26,543 versus $18,728 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $15,651.